The humanities are just as important as STEM classes

This story was filed on February 23, 2013

In his State of the Union address, President Obama announced that the Education Department would launch another competition to spur educational reform in the states.

Four years ago, the Race to the Top program drove changes in state policy on charter schools, teacher tenure, and standards and accountability. Now the administration proposes a competition to “redesign America’s high schools.” Rewards will go to schools that develop more classes “that focus on science, technology, engineering and math – the skills today’s employers are looking for to fill jobs right now and in the future,” the president said.

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